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REVELATION CHAPTER 18
Rev_18:1-3 A mighty angel declareth the fall of Babylon.
Rev_18:4-7 God’s people commanded to depart out of her.
Rev_18:8 After judgment.
Rev_18:9,10 The kings of the earth,
Rev_18:11-16 and the merchants,
Rev_18:17-19 and mariners, lament over her.
Rev_18:20 The saints are excited to rejoice over her.
Rev_18:21-24 A millstone cast into the sea denoteth her
irrecoverable fall.
It is a matter of no great moment, whether by this
angel we understand Christ, or a created angel; the description agreeth to Christ, and may agree to a created angel.
Having great power; to whom God had given power and authority to declare the ruin of Babylon.
And the earth was lightened with his glory; and he had communicated to him a great glory, suited to his splendour and greatness whose messenger he was.